CAMPERVAN COLLECTION AND FIRST TRIP TO DUVAUCHELLE

Today's the day! we got a shuttle to Wendekreisen Camper hire and began the laborious job of getting the camper. Great lady explained how everything worked and there was so much I could see Roy go blank! We'll figure it out as we go along. We borrowed a courtesy van and toddled off to Countdown supermarket to get groceries. Then began the loading of the camper - in a word -SMALL!
Had a bit of a meltdown but all the food did eventually go somewhere. We stuck the cases in and left. Drove hour and half to Duvaucchelle a pretty campsite on the side of an inlet called Akaroa harbour. Our first view - oh its just like the Lakes with sunshine
Spent about half an hour stuffing clothes etc in to all available space which did seem to expand like a Tardis, but it's still SMALL!

Had a walk round the water's edge then back to cook delicious soup on our two ring hob! 

VIEW OF DUVAUCHELLE ACROSS THE WATER 

ONE END OF THE VAN

VIEW FROM OUR SITE

                                 THE OTHER END OF THE VAN   - SMALL!

HUNDREDS OF OYSTERCATCHERS